diff --git a/makefiles-orig/lint/include.mk b/makefiles-orig/lint/include.mk
index 6586040..7977da1 100644
--- a/makefiles-orig/lint/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles-orig/lint/include.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@
 	@echo
 	@echo "[LINT]"
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# disable temporarily, this repo was a staging area for makefile edits.
+# onf-mk-tmp= is in conflict between repo:onf-make and repo:voltha-docs.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# include $(onf-mk-dir)/lint/doc8/include.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
 include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/groovy/include.mk
 include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/jjb.mk
 include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk